diff --git a/seasoned_api/package.json b/seasoned_api/package.json
index f313702..8f73d4b 100644
--- a/seasoned_api/package.json
+++ b/seasoned_api/package.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.0",
     "python-shell": "^0.5.0",
     "raven": "^2.4.2",
+    "redis": "^3.0.2",
     "request": "^2.87.0",
     "request-promise": "^4.2",
     "sqlite3": "^4.0.0"
diff --git a/seasoned_api/src/cache/redis.js b/seasoned_api/src/cache/redis.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df206bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/seasoned_api/src/cache/redis.js
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+const redis = require("redis")
+const client = redis.createClient()
+
+class Cache {
+  /**
+   * Retrieve an unexpired cache entry by key.
+   * @param {String} key of the cache entry
+   * @returns {Promise}
+   */
+  get(key) {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      client.get(key, (error, reply) => {
+        if (reply == null) {
+          return reject()
+        }
+
+        resolve(JSON.parse(reply))
+      })
+    })
+  }
+
+   /**
+   * Insert cache entry with key and value.
+   * @param {String} key of the cache entry
+   * @param {String} value of the cache entry
+   * @param {Number} timeToLive the number of seconds before entry expires
+   * @returns {Object}
+   */
+  set(key, value, timeToLive = 10800) {
+    if (value == null || key == null)
+      return null
+
+    const json = JSON.stringify(value);
+    client.set(key, json, (error, reply) => {
+      if (reply == 'OK') {
+
+        // successfully set value with key, now set TTL for key
+        client.expire(key, timeToLive, (e) => {
+          if (e) 
+            console.error('Unexpected error while setting expiration for key:', key, '. Error:', error)
+        })
+      }
+    })
+
+    return value
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = Cache;
diff --git a/seasoned_api/src/database/schemas/setup.sql b/seasoned_api/src/database/schemas/setup.sql
index 015d356..0dfc9c6 100644
--- a/seasoned_api/src/database/schemas/setup.sql
+++ b/seasoned_api/src/database/schemas/setup.sql
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS search_history (
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS requests(
-    id TEXT,
+    id NUMBER,
     title TEXT,
     year NUMBER,
     poster_path TEXT DEFAULT NULL,
diff --git a/seasoned_api/src/pirate/pirateRepository.js b/seasoned_api/src/pirate/pirateRepository.js
index 031f780..9373e01 100644
--- a/seasoned_api/src/pirate/pirateRepository.js
+++ b/seasoned_api/src/pirate/pirateRepository.js
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ const PythonShell = require('python-shell');
 
 const establishedDatabase = require('src/database/database');
 
+const RedisCache = require('src/cache/redis')
+const cache = new RedisCache()
+
 function getMagnetFromURL(url) {
    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       const options = new URL(url);
@@ -49,15 +52,23 @@ async function callPythonAddMagnet(url, callback) {
 }
 
 async function SearchPiratebay(query) {
-   return await new Promise((resolve, reject) => find(query, (err, results) => {
+  const cacheKey = `pirate/${query}`
+
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => cache.get(cacheKey)
+    .then(resolve)
+    .catch(() => find(query, (err, results) => {
       if (err) {
-         console.log('THERE WAS A FUCKING ERROR!\n', err);
-         reject(Error('There was a error when searching for torrents'));
+        console.log('THERE WAS A FUCKING ERROR!\n', err);
+        reject(Error('There was a error when searching for torrents'));
       }
+
       if (results) {
-         resolve(JSON.parse(results, null, '\t'));
+        const jsonData = JSON.parse(results, null, '\t')
+        cache.set(cacheKey, jsonData)
+        resolve(jsonData);
       }
-   }));
+    }))
+  );
 }
 
 async function AddMagnet(magnet, name, tmdb_id) {
diff --git a/seasoned_api/src/plex/plex.js b/seasoned_api/src/plex/plex.js
index 37207fa..3659de3 100644
--- a/seasoned_api/src/plex/plex.js
+++ b/seasoned_api/src/plex/plex.js
@@ -3,91 +3,161 @@ const convertPlexToMovie = require('src/plex/convertPlexToMovie')
 const convertPlexToShow = require('src/plex/convertPlexToShow')
 const convertPlexToEpisode = require('src/plex/convertPlexToEpisode')
 
+const { Movie, Show, Person } = require('src/tmdb/types')
 
-const { Movie, Show, Person } = require('src/tmdb/types');
+const RedisCache = require('src/cache/redis')
+const redisCache = new RedisCache()
 
 // const { Movie, } 
 // TODO? import class definitions to compare types ?
 // what would typescript do?
 
-const matchingTitleOrName = (plex, tmdb) => {
-  if (plex['title'] !== undefined && tmdb['title'] !== undefined)
-      return sanitize(plex.title) === sanitize(tmdb.title)
-
-  return false
-}
-
-const matchingYear = (plex, tmdb) => {
-  return plex.year === tmdb.year
-}
-
 const sanitize = (string) => string.toLowerCase()
 
+const matchingTitleAndYear = (plex, tmdb) => {
+  let matchingTitle, matchingYear;
+
+  if (plex['title'] != null && tmdb['title'] != null)
+    matchingTitle = sanitize(plex.title) == sanitize(tmdb.title);
+  else
+    matchingTitle = false;
+
+  if (plex['year'] != null && tmdb['year'] != null)
+    matchingYear = plex.year == tmdb.year;
+  else
+    matchingYear = false;
+
+  return matchingTitle && matchingYear 
+}
+
+const successfullResponse = (response) => {
+  const { status, statusText } = response
+
+  if (status === 200) {
+    return response.json()
+  } else {
+    throw { message: statusText, status: status }
+  }
+}
+
+
 class Plex {
-  constructor(ip, port=32400) {
+  constructor(ip, port=32400, cache=null) {
     this.plexIP = ip
     this.plexPort = port
-  }
 
-  matchTmdbAndPlexMedia(plex, tmdb) {
-    if (plex === undefined || tmdb === undefined)
-      return false
-
-    let titleMatches;
-    let yearMatches;
-
-    if (plex instanceof Array) {
-      console.log('Plex object to compare is a list.')
-      const plexList = plex
-      console.log('List of plex objects:', plexList)
-
-      titleMatches = plexList.map(plexItem => matchingTitleOrName(plexItem, tmdb))
-      yearMatches = plexList.map(plexItem => matchingYear(plexItem, tmdb))
-    } else {
-      titleMatches = matchingTitleOrName(plex, tmdb)
-      yearMatches = matchingYear(plex, tmdb)
-    }
-
-    return titleMatches && yearMatches
-  }
-
-  existsInPlex(tmdbMovie) {
-    return this.search(tmdbMovie.title)
-      .then(plexMovies => plexMovies.some(plex => this.matchTmdbAndPlexMedia(plex, tmdbMovie)))
-  }
-
-  successfullResponse(response) {
-    const { status, statusText } = response
-
-    if (status === 200) {
-      return response.json()
-    } else {
-      throw { message: statusText, status: status }
+    this.cache = cache || redisCache;
+    this.cacheTags = {
+      machineInfo: 'plex/mi',
+      search: 'plex/s'
     }
   }
 
-  search(query) {
-    const url = `http://${this.plexIP}:${this.plexPort}/hubs/search?query=${query}`
+  fetchMachineIdentifier() {
+    const cacheKey = `${this.cacheTags.machineInfo}`
+    const url = `http://${this.plexIP}:${this.plexPort}/`
     const options = {
-      timeout: 2000,
+      timeout: 20000,
       headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json' }
     }
 
-    return fetch(url, options)
-      .then(this.successfullResponse)
-      .then(this.mapResults)
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => this.cache.get(cacheKey)
+      .then(machineInfo => resolve(machineInfo['machineIdentifier']))
+      .catch(() => fetch(url, options))
+      .then(response => response.json())
+      .then(machineInfo => this.cache.set(cacheKey, machineInfo['MediaContainer'], 2628000))
+      .then(machineInfo => resolve(machineInfo['machineIdentifier']))
       .catch(error => {
-        if (error.type === 'request-timeout') {
-          throw { message: 'Plex did not respond', status: 408, success: false }
+        if (error != undefined && error.type === 'request-timeout') {
+          reject({ message: 'Plex did not respond', status: 408, success: false })
         }
 
-        throw error
+        reject(error)
       })
+    ) 
+  }
+
+  matchTmdbAndPlexMedia(plex, tmdb) {
+    let match;
+
+    if (plex == null || tmdb == null)
+      return false
+
+    if (plex instanceof Array) {
+      let possibleMatches = plex.map(plexItem => matchingTitleAndYear(plexItem, tmdb))
+      match = possibleMatches.includes(true)
+    } else {
+      match = matchingTitleAndYear(plex, tmdb)
+    }
+
+    return match 
+  }
+
+  async existsInPlex(tmdb) {
+    const plexMatch = await this.findPlexItemByTitleAndYear(tmdb.title, tmdb.year)
+    return plexMatch ? true : false
+  }
+
+
+  findPlexItemByTitleAndYear(title, year) {
+    const query = { title, year }
+
+    return this.search(query.title)
+      .then(plexSearchResults => {
+        const matchesInPlex = plexSearchResults.map(plex => this.matchTmdbAndPlexMedia(plex, query))
+
+        if (matchesInPlex.includes(true) === false)
+          return false;
+
+        const firstMatchIndex = matchesInPlex.indexOf(true)
+        return plexSearchResults[firstMatchIndex][0]
+      })
+  } 
+
+  getDirectLinkByTitleAndYear(title, year) {
+    const machineIdentifierPromise = this.fetchMachineIdentifier()
+    const matchingObjectInPlexPromise = this.findPlexItemByTitleAndYear(title, year)
+  
+     return Promise.all([machineIdentifierPromise, matchingObjectInPlexPromise])
+       .then(([machineIdentifier, matchingObjectInPlex]) => {
+         if (matchingObjectInPlex == false || matchingObjectInPlex == null || 
+           matchingObjectInPlex['key'] == null || machineIdentifier == null)
+           return false
+
+         const keyUriComponent = encodeURIComponent(matchingObjectInPlex.key)
+         return `https://app.plex.tv/desktop#!/server/${machineIdentifier}/details?key=${keyUriComponent}`
+       })
+  } 
+
+  search(query) {
+    const cacheKey = `${this.cacheTags.search}:${query}`
+
+    const url = `http://${this.plexIP}:${this.plexPort}/hubs/search?query=${encodeURIComponent(query)}`
+    const options = {
+      timeout: 20000,
+      headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json' }
+    }
+
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => this.cache.get(cacheKey)
+      .then(resolve)                      // if found in cache resolve
+      .catch(() => fetch(url, options))   // else fetch fresh data
+      .then(successfullResponse)
+      .then(results => this.cache.set(cacheKey, results, 21600))
+      .then(this.mapResults)
+      .then(resolve)
+      .catch(error => {
+        if (error != undefined && error.type === 'request-timeout') {
+          reject({ message: 'Plex did not respond', status: 408, success: false })
+        }
+
+        reject(error)
+      })
+    )
   }
 
   mapResults(response) {
-    if (response === undefined || response.MediaContainer === undefined) {
-      console.log('response was not valid to map', response)
+    if (response == null || response.MediaContainer == null || response.MediaContainer.Hub == null) {
+      console.log('No results to map in:', response)
       return []
     }
 
@@ -95,10 +165,7 @@ class Plex {
       .filter(category => category.size > 0)
       .map(category => {
         if (category.type === 'movie') {
-          return category.Metadata.map(movie => {
-            const ovie = Movie.convertFromPlexResponse(movie)
-            return ovie.createJsonResponse()
-          })
+          return category.Metadata
         } else if (category.type === 'show') {
           return category.Metadata.map(convertPlexToShow)
         } else if (category.type === 'episode') {
@@ -106,7 +173,7 @@ class Plex {
         }
       })
       .filter(result => result !== undefined)
-      .flat()
+//      .flat()
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/seasoned_api/src/plex/requestRepository.js b/seasoned_api/src/plex/requestRepository.js
index 28e4d9a..01f2558 100644
--- a/seasoned_api/src/plex/requestRepository.js
+++ b/seasoned_api/src/plex/requestRepository.js
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 const PlexRepository = require('src/plex/plexRepository');
-const Cache = require('src/tmdb/cache');
 const configuration = require('src/config/configuration').getInstance();
 const TMDB = require('src/tmdb/tmdb');
 const establishedDatabase = require('src/database/database');
 
 const plexRepository = new PlexRepository(configuration.get('plex', 'ip'));
-const cache = new Cache();
-const tmdb = new TMDB(cache, configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
+const tmdb = new TMDB(configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
 
 class RequestRepository {
    constructor(database) {
diff --git a/seasoned_api/src/request/request.js b/seasoned_api/src/request/request.js
index 43fe112..79a15ba 100644
--- a/seasoned_api/src/request/request.js
+++ b/seasoned_api/src/request/request.js
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 const assert = require('assert')
 const configuration = require('src/config/configuration').getInstance();
-const Cache = require('src/tmdb/cache');
 const TMDB = require('src/tmdb/tmdb');
-const cache = new Cache();
-const tmdb = new TMDB(cache, configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
+const tmdb = new TMDB(configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
 const establishedDatabase = require('src/database/database');
 const utils = require('./utils');
 
diff --git a/seasoned_api/src/tmdb/tmdb.js b/seasoned_api/src/tmdb/tmdb.js
index 3cd68ec..4f03dcc 100644
--- a/seasoned_api/src/tmdb/tmdb.js
+++ b/seasoned_api/src/tmdb/tmdb.js
@@ -1,12 +1,36 @@
 const moviedb = require('km-moviedb');
+const RedisCache = require('src/cache/redis')
+const redisCache = new RedisCache()
 
 const { Movie, Show, Person, Credits, ReleaseDates } = require('src/tmdb/types');
 // const { tmdbInfo } = require('src/tmdb/types')
 
+const tmdbErrorResponse = (error, typeString=undefined) => {
+  if (error.status === 404) {
+    let message = error.response.body.status_message;
+
+    throw {
+      status: 404,
+      message: message.slice(0, -1) + " in tmdb."
+    }
+  } else if (error.status === 401) {
+    throw {
+      status: 401,
+      message: error.response.body.status_message
+    }
+  }
+
+  throw {
+    status: 500,
+    message: `An unexpected error occured while fetching ${typeString} from tmdb`
+  }
+}
+
 class TMDB {
-  constructor(cache, apiKey, tmdbLibrary) {
-    this.cache = cache;
+  constructor(apiKey, cache, tmdbLibrary) {
     this.tmdbLibrary = tmdbLibrary || moviedb(apiKey);
+
+    this.cache = cache || redisCache;
     this.cacheTags = {
       multiSearch: 'mus', 
       movieSearch: 'mos', 
@@ -26,6 +50,16 @@ class TMDB {
       miscPopularTvs: 'pt',
       miscTopRatedTvs: 'trt',
     };
+    this.defaultTTL = 86400
+  }
+
+  getFromCacheOrFetchFromTmdb(cacheKey, tmdbMethod, query) {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => this.cache.get(cacheKey)
+      .then(resolve)
+      .catch(() => this.tmdb(tmdbMethod, query))
+      .then(resolve)
+      .catch(error => reject(tmdbErrorResponse(error, tmdbMethod)))
+    )
   }
 
   /**
@@ -37,12 +71,10 @@ class TMDB {
    */
   movieInfo(identifier) {
     const query = { id: identifier };
-    const cacheKey = `${this.cacheTags.movieInfo}:${identifier}`;
+    const cacheKey = `tmdb/${this.cacheTags.movieInfo}:${identifier}`;
 
-    return this.cache.get(cacheKey)
-      .catch(() => this.tmdb('movieInfo', query))
-      .catch(tmdbError => tmdbErrorResponse(tmdbError, 'movie info'))
-      .then(movie => this.cache.set(cacheKey, movie, 1))
+    return this.getFromCacheOrFetchFromTmdb(cacheKey, 'movieInfo', query)
+      .then(movie => this.cache.set(cacheKey, movie, this.defaultTTL))
       .then(movie => Movie.convertFromTmdbResponse(movie))
   }
 
@@ -53,12 +85,10 @@ class TMDB {
    */
   movieCredits(identifier) {
     const query = { id: identifier }
-    const cacheKey = `${this.cacheTags.movieCredits}:${identifier}`
+    const cacheKey = `tmdb/${this.cacheTags.movieCredits}:${identifier}`
 
-    return this.cache.get(cacheKey)
-      .catch(() => this.tmdb('movieCredits', query))
-      .catch(tmdbError => tmdbErrorResponse(tmdbError, 'movie credits'))
-      .then(credits => this.cache.set(cacheKey, credits, 1))
+    return this.getFromCacheOrFetchFromTmdb(cacheKey, 'movieCredits', query)
+      .then(credits => this.cache.set(cacheKey, credits, this.defaultTTL))
       .then(credits => Credits.convertFromTmdbResponse(credits))
   }
 
@@ -69,12 +99,10 @@ class TMDB {
    */
   movieReleaseDates(identifier) {
     const query = { id: identifier }
-    const cacheKey = `${this.cacheTags.movieReleaseDates}:${identifier}`
+    const cacheKey = `tmdb/${this.cacheTags.movieReleaseDates}:${identifier}`
 
-    return this.cache.get(cacheKey)
-      .catch(() => this.tmdb('movieReleaseDates', query))
-      .catch(tmdbError => tmdbErrorResponse(tmdbError, 'movie release dates'))
-      .then(releaseDates => this.cache.set(cacheKey, releaseDates, 1))
+    return this.getFromCacheOrFetchFromTmdb(cacheKey, 'movieReleaseDates', query)
+      .then(releaseDates => this.cache.set(cacheKey, releaseDates, this.defaultTTL))
       .then(releaseDates => ReleaseDates.convertFromTmdbResponse(releaseDates))
   }
  
@@ -86,23 +114,19 @@ class TMDB {
    */
   showInfo(identifier) {
     const query = { id: identifier };
-    const cacheKey = `${this.cacheTags.showInfo}:${identifier}`;
+    const cacheKey = `tmdb/${this.cacheTags.showInfo}:${identifier}`;
 
-    return this.cache.get(cacheKey)
-      .catch(() => this.tmdb('tvInfo', query))
-      .catch(tmdbError => tmdbErrorResponse(tmdbError, 'tv info'))
-      .then(show => this.cache.set(cacheKey, show, 1))
+    return this.getFromCacheOrFetchFromTmdb(cacheKey, 'tvInfo', query)
+      .then(show => this.cache.set(cacheKey, show, this.defaultTTL))
       .then(show => Show.convertFromTmdbResponse(show))
   }
 
   showCredits(identifier) {
     const query = { id: identifier }
-    const cacheKey = `${this.cacheTags.showCredits}:${identifier}`
+    const cacheKey = `tmdb/${this.cacheTags.showCredits}:${identifier}`
 
-    return this.cache.get(cacheKey)
-      .catch(() => this.tmdb('tvCredits', query))
-      .catch(tmdbError => tmdbErrorResponse(tmdbError, 'show credits'))
-      .then(credits => this.cache.set(cacheKey, credits, 1))
+    return this.getFromCacheOrFetchFromTmdb(cacheKey, 'tvCredits', query)
+      .then(credits => this.cache.set(cacheKey, credits, this.defaultTTL))
       .then(credits => Credits.convertFromTmdbResponse(credits))
   }
 
@@ -114,22 +138,19 @@ class TMDB {
    */
   personInfo(identifier) {
     const query = { id: identifier };
-    const cacheKey = `${this.cacheTags.personInfo}:${identifier}`;
+    const cacheKey = `tmdb/${this.cacheTags.personInfo}:${identifier}`;
 
-    return this.cache.get(cacheKey)
-      .catch(() => this.tmdb('personInfo', query))
-      .catch(tmdbError => tmdbErrorResponse(tmdbError, 'person info'))
-      .then(person => this.cache.set(cacheKey, person, 1))
+    return this.getFromCacheOrFetchFromTmdb(cacheKey, 'personInfo', query)
+      .then(person => this.cache.set(cacheKey, person, this.defaultTTL))
       .then(person => Person.convertFromTmdbResponse(person))
   }
 
   multiSearch(search_query, page=1) {
     const query = { query: search_query, page: page };
-    const cacheKey = `${this.cacheTags.multiSearch}:${page}:${search_query}`;
-    return this.cache.get(cacheKey)
-      .catch(() => this.tmdb('searchMulti', query))
-      .catch(tmdbError => tmdbErrorResponse(tmdbError, 'search results'))
-      .then(response => this.cache.set(cacheKey, response, 1))
+    const cacheKey = `tmdb/${this.cacheTags.multiSearch}:${page}:${search_query}`;
+
+    return this.getFromCacheOrFetchFromTmdb(cacheKey, 'searchMulti', query)
+      .then(response => this.cache.set(cacheKey, response, this.defaultTTL))
       .then(response => this.mapResults(response));
   }
 
@@ -141,12 +162,10 @@ class TMDB {
    */
   movieSearch(query, page=1) {
     const tmdbquery = { query: query, page: page };
-    const cacheKey = `${this.cacheTags.movieSearch}:${page}:${query}`;
+    const cacheKey = `tmdb/${this.cacheTags.movieSearch}:${page}:${query}`;
 
-    return this.cache.get(cacheKey)
-      .catch(() => this.tmdb('searchMovie', tmdbquery))
-      .catch(tmdbError => tmdbErrorResponse(tmdbError, 'movie search results'))
-      .then(response => this.cache.set(cacheKey, response, 1))
+    return this.getFromCacheOrFetchFromTmdb(cacheKey, 'searchMovie', query)
+      .then(response => this.cache.set(cacheKey, response, this.defaultTTL))
       .then(response => this.mapResults(response, 'movie'))
   }
 
@@ -158,12 +177,10 @@ class TMDB {
    */
   showSearch(query, page=1) {
     const tmdbquery = { query: query, page: page };
-    const cacheKey = `${this.cacheTags.showSearch}:${page}:${query}`;
+    const cacheKey = `tmdb/${this.cacheTags.showSearch}:${page}:${query}`;
 
-    return this.cache.get(cacheKey)
-      .catch(() => this.tmdb('searchTv', tmdbquery))
-      .catch(tmdbError => tmdbErrorResponse(tmdbError, 'tv search results'))
-      .then(response => this.cache.set(cacheKey, response, 1))
+    return this.getFromCacheOrFetchFromTmdb(cacheKey, 'searchTv', query)
+      .then(response => this.cache.set(cacheKey, response, this.defaultTTL))
       .then(response => this.mapResults(response, 'show'))
   }
 
@@ -176,33 +193,28 @@ class TMDB {
   personSearch(query, page=1) {
 
     const tmdbquery = { query: query, page: page, include_adult: true };
-    const cacheKey = `${this.cacheTags.personSearch}:${page}:${query}`;
+    const cacheKey = `tmdb/${this.cacheTags.personSearch}:${page}:${query}`;
 
-    return this.cache.get(cacheKey)
-      .catch(() => this.tmdb('searchPerson', tmdbquery))
-      .catch(tmdbError => tmdbErrorResponse(tmdbError, 'person search results'))
-      .then(response => this.cache.set(cacheKey, response, 1))
+    return this.getFromCacheOrFetchFromTmdb(cacheKey, 'searchPerson', query)
+      .then(response => this.cache.set(cacheKey, response, this.defaultTTL))
       .then(response => this.mapResults(response, 'person'))
   }
 
   movieList(listname, page = 1) {
     const query = { page: page };
-    const cacheKey = `${this.cacheTags[listname]}:${page}`;
-    return this.cache.get(cacheKey)
-      .catch(() => this.tmdb(listname, query))
-      .catch(tmdbError => this.tmdbErrorResponse(tmdbError, 'movie list ' + listname))
-      .then(response => this.cache.set(cacheKey, response, 1))
+    const cacheKey = `tmdb/${this.cacheTags[listname]}:${page}`;
+
+    return this.getFromCacheOrFetchFromTmdb(cacheKey, listname, query)
+      .then(response => this.cache.set(cacheKey, response, this.defaultTTL))
       .then(response => this.mapResults(response, 'movie'))
   }
 
   showList(listname, page = 1) {
     const query = { page: page };
-    const cacheKey = `${this.cacheTags[listname]}:${page}`;
+    const cacheKey = `tmdb/${this.cacheTags[listname]}:${page}`;
 
-    return this.cache.get(cacheKey)
-      .catch(() => this.tmdb(listname, query))
-      .catch(tmdbError => this.tmdbErrorResponse(tmdbError, 'show list ' + listname))
-      .then(response => this.cache.set(cacheKey, response, 1))
+     return this.getFromCacheOrFetchFromTmdb(cacheKey, listName, query)
+      .then(response => this.cache.set(cacheKey, response, this.defaultTTL))
       .then(response => this.mapResults(response, 'show'))
   }
 
@@ -262,25 +274,6 @@ class TMDB {
 
 }
 
-function tmdbErrorResponse(error, typeString=undefined) {
-  if (error.status === 404) {
-    let message = error.response.body.status_message;
 
-    throw {
-      status: 404,
-      message: message.slice(0, -1) + " in tmdb."
-    }
-  } else if (error.status === 401) {
-    throw {
-      status: 401,
-      message: error.response.body.status_message
-    }
-  }
-
-  throw {
-    status: 500,
-    message: `An unexpected error occured while fetching ${typeString} from tmdb`
-  }
-}
 
 module.exports = TMDB;
diff --git a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/app.js b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/app.js
index bbe61c1..2eee898 100644
--- a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/app.js
+++ b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/app.js
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ router.get('/v1/plex/request/:mediaId', require('./controllers/plex/readRequest.
 router.post('/v1/plex/request/:mediaId', require('./controllers/plex/submitRequest.js'));
 router.post('/v1/plex/hook', require('./controllers/plex/hookDump.js'));
 
+router.get('/v1/plex/watch-link', mustBeAuthenticated, require('./controllers/plex/watchDirectLink.js'));
+
 /**
  * Requests
  */
diff --git a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/list/listController.js b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/list/listController.js
index 4e7806f..db71722 100644
--- a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/list/listController.js
+++ b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/list/listController.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 const configuration = require('src/config/configuration').getInstance();
-const Cache = require('src/tmdb/cache');
 const TMDB = require('src/tmdb/tmdb');
-const cache = new Cache();
-const tmdb = new TMDB(cache, configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
+const tmdb = new TMDB(configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
 
 // there should be a translate function from query params to 
 // tmdb list that is valid. Should it be a helper function or does it 
diff --git a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/movie/credits.js b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/movie/credits.js
index 542adfc..dbf5ff2 100644
--- a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/movie/credits.js
+++ b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/movie/credits.js
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 const configuration = require('src/config/configuration').getInstance();
-const Cache = require('src/tmdb/cache');
 const TMDB = require('src/tmdb/tmdb');
 
-const cache = new Cache();
-const tmdb = new TMDB(cache, configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
+const tmdb = new TMDB(configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
 
 const movieCreditsController = (req, res) => {
   const movieId = req.params.id;
@@ -23,4 +21,4 @@ const movieCreditsController = (req, res) => {
     })
 }
 
-module.exports = movieCreditsController;
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = movieCreditsController;
diff --git a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/movie/info.js b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/movie/info.js
index 91d8391..76cbe21 100644
--- a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/movie/info.js
+++ b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/movie/info.js
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 const configuration = require('src/config/configuration').getInstance();
-const Cache = require('src/tmdb/cache');
 const TMDB = require('src/tmdb/tmdb');
 const Plex = require('src/plex/plex');
-const cache = new Cache();
-const tmdb = new TMDB(cache, configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
+const tmdb = new TMDB(configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
 const plex = new Plex(configuration.get('plex', 'ip'));
 
 function handleError(error, res) {
diff --git a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/movie/releaseDates.js b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/movie/releaseDates.js
index c9797de..4a87c6a 100644
--- a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/movie/releaseDates.js
+++ b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/movie/releaseDates.js
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 const configuration = require('src/config/configuration').getInstance();
-const Cache = require('src/tmdb/cache');
 const TMDB = require('src/tmdb/tmdb');
 
-const cache = new Cache();
-const tmdb = new TMDB(cache, configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
+const tmdb = new TMDB(configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
 
 const movieReleaseDatesController = (req, res) => {
   const movieId = req.params.id;
@@ -23,4 +21,4 @@ const movieReleaseDatesController = (req, res) => {
     })
 }
 
-module.exports = movieReleaseDatesController;
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = movieReleaseDatesController;
diff --git a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/person/info.js b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/person/info.js
index ea24d7a..1af2654 100644
--- a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/person/info.js
+++ b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/person/info.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 const configuration = require('src/config/configuration').getInstance();
-const Cache = require('src/tmdb/cache');
 const TMDB = require('src/tmdb/tmdb');
-const cache = new Cache();
-const tmdb = new TMDB(cache, configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
+const tmdb = new TMDB(configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
 
 /**
  * Controller: Retrieve information for a person 
diff --git a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/plex/submitRequest.js b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/plex/submitRequest.js
index a86aaa2..febaf1a 100644
--- a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/plex/submitRequest.js
+++ b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/plex/submitRequest.js
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 const configuration = require('src/config/configuration').getInstance()
 const RequestRepository = require('src/request/request');
-const Cache = require('src/tmdb/cache')
 const TMDB = require('src/tmdb/tmdb')
-
-const cache = new Cache()
-const tmdb = new TMDB(cache, configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'))
+const tmdb = new TMDB(configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'))
 const request = new RequestRepository()
 
 const tmdbMovieInfo = (id) => {
diff --git a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/plex/watchDirectLink.js b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/plex/watchDirectLink.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0020ba7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/plex/watchDirectLink.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+const configuration = require('src/config/configuration').getInstance();
+const Plex = require('src/plex/plex');
+const plex = new Plex(configuration.get('plex', 'ip'));
+
+/**
+ * Controller: Search plex for movies, shows and episodes by query
+ * @param {Request} req http request variable
+ * @param {Response} res
+ * @returns {Callback}
+ */
+
+function watchDirectLink (req, res) {
+   const { title, year } = req.query;
+
+  plex.getDirectLinkByTitleAndYear(title, year)
+    .then(plexDirectLink => {
+      if (plexDirectLink == false)
+        res.status(404).send({ success: true, link: null })
+      else
+        res.status(200).send({ success: true, link: plexDirectLink })
+    })
+    .catch(error => {
+       res.status(500).send({ success: false, message: error.message });
+    });
+}
+
+module.exports = watchDirectLink;
diff --git a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/request/requestTmdbId.js b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/request/requestTmdbId.js
index 016accb..09d55f4 100644
--- a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/request/requestTmdbId.js
+++ b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/request/requestTmdbId.js
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 const configuration = require('src/config/configuration').getInstance();
-const Cache = require('src/tmdb/cache');
 const TMDB = require('src/tmdb/tmdb');
 const RequestRepository = require('src/request/request');
-const cache = new Cache();
-const tmdb = new TMDB(cache, configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
+const tmdb = new TMDB(configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
 const request = new RequestRepository();
 
 const tmdbMovieInfo = (id) => {
diff --git a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/search/movieSearch.js b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/search/movieSearch.js
index e9b7ffa..22b5740 100644
--- a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/search/movieSearch.js
+++ b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/search/movieSearch.js
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 const configuration = require('src/config/configuration').getInstance();
-const Cache = require('src/tmdb/cache');
 const TMDB = require('src/tmdb/tmdb');
 const SearchHistory = require('src/searchHistory/searchHistory');
-const cache = new Cache();
-const tmdb = new TMDB(cache, configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
+const tmdb = new TMDB(configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
 const searchHistory = new SearchHistory();
 
 /**
diff --git a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/search/multiSearch.js b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/search/multiSearch.js
index f0a3810..a9cc40a 100644
--- a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/search/multiSearch.js
+++ b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/search/multiSearch.js
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 const configuration = require('src/config/configuration').getInstance();
-const Cache = require('src/tmdb/cache');
 const TMDB = require('src/tmdb/tmdb');
 const SearchHistory = require('src/searchHistory/searchHistory');
-const cache = new Cache();
-const tmdb = new TMDB(cache, configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
+const tmdb = new TMDB(configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
 const searchHistory = new SearchHistory();
 
 function checkAndCreateJsonResponse(result) {
diff --git a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/search/personSearch.js b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/search/personSearch.js
index dcb7b2a..88d7989 100644
--- a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/search/personSearch.js
+++ b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/search/personSearch.js
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 const configuration = require('src/config/configuration').getInstance();
-const Cache = require('src/tmdb/cache');
 const TMDB = require('src/tmdb/tmdb');
 const SearchHistory = require('src/searchHistory/searchHistory');
-const cache = new Cache();
-const tmdb = new TMDB(cache, configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
+const tmdb = new TMDB(configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
 const searchHistory = new SearchHistory();
 
 /**
diff --git a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/search/showSearch.js b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/search/showSearch.js
index fc77cae..b2d81b6 100644
--- a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/search/showSearch.js
+++ b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/search/showSearch.js
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 const SearchHistory = require('src/searchHistory/searchHistory');
 const configuration = require('src/config/configuration').getInstance();
-const Cache = require('src/tmdb/cache');
 const TMDB = require('src/tmdb/tmdb');
-const cache = new Cache();
-const tmdb = new TMDB(cache, configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
+const tmdb = new TMDB(configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
 const searchHistory = new SearchHistory();
 
 /**
diff --git a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/show/credits.js b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/show/credits.js
index 7974f1f..f146391 100644
--- a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/show/credits.js
+++ b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/show/credits.js
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 const configuration = require('src/config/configuration').getInstance();
-const Cache = require('src/tmdb/cache');
 const TMDB = require('src/tmdb/tmdb');
-
-const cache = new Cache();
-const tmdb = new TMDB(cache, configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
+const tmdb = new TMDB(configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
 
 const showCreditsController = (req, res) => {
   const showId = req.params.id;
@@ -23,4 +20,4 @@ const showCreditsController = (req, res) => {
     })
 }
 
-module.exports = showCreditsController;
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = showCreditsController;
diff --git a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/show/info.js b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/show/info.js
index e335b15..340dc8b 100644
--- a/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/show/info.js
+++ b/seasoned_api/src/webserver/controllers/show/info.js
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 const configuration = require('src/config/configuration').getInstance();
-const Cache = require('src/tmdb/cache');
 const TMDB = require('src/tmdb/tmdb');
 const Plex = require('src/plex/plex');
-const cache = new Cache();
-const tmdb = new TMDB(cache, configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
+const tmdb = new TMDB(configuration.get('tmdb', 'apiKey'));
 const plex = new Plex(configuration.get('plex', 'ip'));
 
 function handleError(error, res) {